Assessment of students’ agency in Finnish and Spanish university courses

Analysis of measurement invariance

Bibliographic Data

ID21577567
AuthorsPäivikki Jääskelä (0000-0002-3794-0325, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, corresponding author), Asko Tolvanen (0000-0001-6430-8897, University of Jyväskylä), Victoria I Marín (0000-0002-4673-6190, Universitat de Lleida), Anna‐maija Poikkeus (0000-0001-7913-8691, University of Jyväskylä)
Year2023
Volume118
Pages102140
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-0355 • E-ISSN: 1873-538X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102140
OpenAlexW4320011157
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited57

This study reports on the measurement invariance of the Agency of University Students Scale in data consisting of Finnish and Spanish university students (n = 645) and presents cross-national findings on student agency assessment. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the metric invariance for 10 factors, which allows comparisons of covariance structures and correlation analyses, and can, for example, be used to examine background factor effects on agency across groups. At least partial scalar invariance was confirmed for six factors, allowing comparisons of mean values between Finnish and Spanish students. Differences were found in the experiences of personal and relational resources of agency. The analysis discusses the utility of the AUS Scale for large-scale studies of student agency across countries

Confirmatory factor analysis · Factor analysis · Geography · Mathematics education · Measurement invariance · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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